Today I'm going to demonstrate a bit about using border punches. The punched edge isn't all there is to using these punches. Save the parts that you punch out, too.
So, for example, on the bottom edge, the very bottom piece is cut off when punching the border, but I saved it and glued it along the bottom of the inside of the card. This lets you see the white through the punched border, and finishes off the bottom of the card on the inside.
At the top of the card I took a piece of white paper and punched the border, layering it over the green marble card. I also took a scrap of the green marble card, punched the border, took the large punched off piece and glued it to the bottom of the white paper - in a similar way to what I did on the bottom inside of the card.
If you look closely at the punched border, you will see a section of it that looks a bit like scroll-work. I save these little bits and use them as embellishments (a xyron sticker machine works great for applying adhesive to these). Can you see where these bits (in a different color) were used on the card that follows?
3 comments:
I thought I was the only one to keep all the bits of a punch to use on another project. I'm glad I someone else who does it too. I keep all my bits in a little glass jar.
Nice examples, I love border punches as well, they add "oomph" to a card or page. I collect the bits from my punches and use them as confetti in shaker cards.
Great idea to use the bits in shaker cards! Thanks for that.
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